Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1962.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +38.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -30.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +45.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +77.8% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +71.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -39.7% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,503 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1962.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.